In addition to purchasing 800 patents, Microsoft also gets licenses for AOL’s remaining 300 patents. By the same token, AOL retains licenses for the patents Microsoft bought.What do you think this deal means for AOL and Microsoft?﻿

Microsoft appears to be collecting patents. This appears to be similar to what Google, Apple, and other tech companies are currently doing. I would guess that this is a way to reduce the potential for litigation during new product upgrades or launches.﻿

I couldnt agree more. Inovation and independent thaught is what we need to change the demand on amercan supply there isnt any thing in the market that is revolutionary it has stalled. And developement of new concepts is the future﻿